# Bad Weather Driving **URL:** \ **Category:** Driving/Drivers\ **Tags:** weather, winter\ **Created:** [April 16, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777 "2011-04-16T19:53:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![baaarsum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@baaarsum](https://community.cartalk.com/u/baaarsum)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/1 "2011-04-16T19:53:54Z")
I only drive in snow occasionally. I know FWD cars are fairly good in snow. I owned one and I found it terrible in rain. Fish-tailed. My RWD car is great in rain or on dry pavement. Is there a RWD car that is very good or at least acceptably good in snow? I drive in snow so infrequently that it doesn’t seem worth getting an AWD. ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/2 "2011-04-16T20:00:28Z")
Tires Is the answer to all of the above. Bad in rain ?..tires. FWD, RWD good in snow ?..tires. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/3 "2011-04-16T20:17:33Z")
I Have RWD Cars And FWD Cars. They All Work Well In Rain, Snow, And On Dry Roads. None Of Them Fish-Tail. I Think You Need To Give More Information To Get To The Source Of Your Problem. What FWD car did you own that fish-tailed in rain ? CSA ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/4 "2011-04-16T21:30:38Z")
We’ve owned several fwd vehicles…with a total of over 700k miles on them…and NEVER experienced fish-tailing in the rain. Maybe the older Chevy Citations which didn’t have independent rear suspension had a problem…but most cars these days have independent rear suspension… Tires will also make a huge difference in it’s stability. ---
**Author:** ![impala61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/77aa72/32.png) [@impala61](https://community.cartalk.com/u/impala61)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/5 "2011-04-16T22:33:53Z")
Driver. ---
**Author:** ![baaarsum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@baaarsum](https://community.cartalk.com/u/baaarsum)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/6 "2011-04-16T23:04:54Z")
I had a Ford Taurus wagon that fish-tailed a bit in the rain. Never felt is was stable. I have a Lexus now with Michelin all-season tires that are rated well for snow. The car is great in the rain & on dry pavement, but I’d have to give it a C or C minus in snow. Just does not feel as stable as the Taurus wagon which was very good in the snow. ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/7 "2011-04-16T23:18:38Z")
RWD cars are OK in winter and snow but you need winter tires. RWD with traction control and winter tires should handle snow fine. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/8 "2011-04-17T02:46:57Z")
> but I’d have to give it a C or C minus in snow. Wife has a ES-350…and we had record snow-fall this past winter…Her car handled GREAT in the snow…never had a problem…just all-season Cooper tires. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/9 "2016-12-28T16:06:41Z")
> [@ken\_green](#): > > Tires > > Is the answer to all of the above.Bad in rain ?..tires.FWD, RWD good in snow ?..tires. I would add to these “technique” and maybe “maintenance”, especially alignment. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/10 "2016-12-28T19:03:08Z")
Old thread alert!! ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/11 "2016-12-28T23:01:45Z")
Nice catch, Volvo! ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/14 "2025-04-26T16:56:45Z")
Yeah old discussion. My diesel 81 olds with positraction was very good in snow. My fwd riviera was better. Not sure how you’d get a fwd to fish tail without a trailer loaded wrong. Physics. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/15 "2025-04-26T20:47:08Z")
@laura1337 Whats with the numerous BS comments, all in the space of 6 hrs. ![jason-earls-mute](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/9/79eeb9af069a1b4b87d5b6aa6e4f46da4c574e02.gif) ---
**Author:** ![cdaquila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cdaquila/32/18089_2.png) [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/16 "2025-04-26T21:19:24Z")
Laura has been suspended. ---
**Author:** ![johnlump\_191311](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@johnlump\_191311](https://community.cartalk.com/u/johnlump_191311)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 9:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-weather-driving/63777/17 "2025-05-04T09:38:56Z")
My experience with my dad was he thought more tire pressure was better. I learned that it simply made it more prone to fishtailing. I’d suggest verify tire pressure first.